It was the most important writing assignment in world history. In May of 1776, John Adams, an accomplished draftsman who penned the state Constitution of Massachusetts (still the world's oldest), ...

Over two centuries ago, Philadelphia became the birthplace of one of the most significant aspects of our nation’s history. Below the Liberty Bell hanging above Independence Hall, delegates gathered in ...

SUNY Cortland will mark Constitution Day on Wednesday, Sept. 17, with three events to kick off a yearlong celebration of the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. The university’s ...

Mark Guiney is the manager of video production in Digital Productions at The Heritage Foundation. He also produces and creates video for The Daily Signal. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, ...

Our Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Rule of Law foresee that assaults, challenges, and onslaughts will occur. These revered documents, along with the principles and legal frameworks they ...

Every politician trying to be hip has a Twitter account now, tweeting furiously on hot-button issues and debates. They didn’t have no Twitter back when the Founding Fathers were debating the ...

Engraving depicting the shooting of Major Pitcairn at the Battle of Bunker Hill by free black man Peter Salem, public domain. Slavery is the great exception to the rule of liberty proclaimed in the ...

That constitution put governing power in the hands of the people, creating a legislature and executive council that would be chosen by popular consent.

I have posted a new paper on "Judicial Independence as a Constitutional Construction." The paper builds on the notion of constitutional construction and the role constructions play in our ...